BCO Beginning Segment for Procurement Notices
To indicate the beginning of the Procurement Notices Transaction Set and transmit identifying numbers and dates
Sequence
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
Code identifying purpose of transaction set
Codes (76)
Number assigned by the purchaser to identify his request for quote
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the
calendar year
BCO03 is the date to be used for reference purposes in an RFQ and a response to
RFQ.
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as
specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
BCO04 is the contract number.
Code specifying the current status of the contract
Codes (39)
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the
calendar year
BCO06 is the contract beginning date.
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the
calendar year
BCO07 is the contract expiration date.
Code specifying the type of acknowledgment
Codes (15)
Code identifying the Reference Identification
P0910: If either BCO-09 or BCO-10 is present, then the other is required
Codes (1904)
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as
specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Code specifying the type of transaction
Codes (551)
Code indicating type of action
Codes (325)